Scalextric VW bus conversion to car transporter

[Ember]

Not sure if Plastistruct do a suitable sheet, but you can get one in basswood.

Love the work so far.

[noddaz]

Maybe a go-cart for the back?

Scott

[scatman]

How about chopping the body and chassis and extending the bus?

[dreinecke]

I'm thinking the Bus maybe ok scale-wise...but I am very sure the Ninco cars are way over scale.

Either way - I love it!

[JT Previa]

Dan - The transporter looks great, nice idea and work. You might consider using a 3/8" or 1/2" strip of plastic strapping (the kind use to bind lage cardboard shipping boxes) on each side of the decking. The texture looks like deck plate. I've got some if you need it.

JT

[VTECFOUR]

Got some .030 sheet styrene and worked out the cab's rear and bed platform. Scored it every 1/4" to give some relief.







My latest Bugeye just fits.



Need to decide on the color to balance the white for the two-tone.

Dan

[chappy]

Dan that looks great.
I think you took the leap and it really paid off.
Kudos
Bob

[TuscoTodd]

That is definitely a "win"!
:handgestures-thumbup:

[waaytoomuchintothis]

I've been watching this and of course, congratulations on a great build. If it helps at all, I know a few things about these Type 2s from 1963 to 1971. I have had several of them, and still have one. The race car transporters usually had oversized flatbed platforms both in width and length, as I'm sure you know. And, as I'm sure you have found, 1/32nd cars are frequently somewhat oversized, making your task a tough one, indeed. I did an American version of what you are doing some time ago. After lots of fooling around trial fitting, I used a 1/25th car on a 1/24th truck, even though there were many modeling problems with doing it that way. For one thing, I spent a week trying to find inserts for the 1-ton truck I made from pickup truck parts. The race car was easy, just a 1/25th '40 Ford. You may remember seeing it at the top of the scratchbuilt topic for quite a while. The way I made it work was to use diamond plate channels spaced for the car I was going to transport (from a kit that had a truck and trailer in it). What I recommend is that you find the diamond plate or something like it in scale, then build a framework around it that can be placed on the truck as you have very nicely built it so far. After all, the 1:1 vehicle wouldn't have stripped off the flatbed you built so far, that would have left the engine compartment and the "treasure chest" (the large storage under the bed), with no roof. You have the skills, basically, you need materials.

[VTECFOUR]

Waay:

Thanks for the info and suggestions. Just not that ambitious enough or too lazy to go any further than a coat of paint. In that regard, just masked off areas to be left white and applied a coat of Tamiya gray primer to reveal all.



Going with a gray final finish like the 68 second generation crew cab I had years ago. Would have to learn how to paint "rust" for a more nostalgic re-creation.

Dan

[VTECFOUR]

Got it done.

The Tamiya Lin Gray spray was darker than I thought, but it's fine.







Silver taped between the white and gray and added a Martini decal for a simple look. The result works for me.

Dan

[Gameover]

Great job! You have me on the look out for one of these!!

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Great job!

[Czar]

A very cool "package."

[TuscoTodd]

That looks sharp!
The silver between the colors is a VERY nice touch!
Did you cut the silver pin striping yourself - or did you find some that narrow available commercially?